13.30
SoftSky Bet For The Fans Handicap
- Prize money: £19585.2
- 1m 0f 37y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
16/1 (Won)
- Win: £19.00
- Place: £3.60
Form: 117360 D
Last run: 92 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 (7) |
18th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Getting back on slow ground is a positive and she's 5lb lower than when winning at Haydock (1m, soft) last September, but she hasn't been at the top of her game in a light campaign and a shorter trip may be preferable. |
16/1 |
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2 (1) |
4th Sep 2025 Good 1m 2f 42y Class 3 |
9st 13lb |
Usually kept to testing ground; 2lb lower than when winning at Haydock (1m, soft) last September; has not approached that form since and none of her three attempts at 1m2f has gone well, including three months ago on latest start, so there have to be doubts. |
20/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: -23410 CD
Last run: 100 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 (13) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 218y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Just second outing for Geoff Harker when runner-up off 1lb higher at Haydock (1m, good) last May but never involved when dropped to 7f at York the following month and not seen since (gelded); this is a tough race to return in. |
14/1 |
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12th 4 (13) |
14th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 13lb |
Just second outing for current yard when adding to his good Haydock record with a closing second over 1m three weeks ago; slight doubts as to whether the drop back to 7f will be ideal but his mark is definitely workable. |
11/2 |
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2nd 7 (14) |
24th May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 37y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Won over C&D (good) for Roger Varian last summer and another fine effort over C&D when second on soft in the autumn; changed hands for 110,000gns after final 3yo start; never involved in the Lincoln at Doncaster on reappearance for new yard but he did meet trouble in running; stall 14 could make life tricky. |
8/1 |
9/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: -30585 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 12 (20) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Three-time winner but losing run stretches back to July 2023; recent Roscommon sixth was mildly encouraging; plenty more needed now. |
12/1 |
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6th 12 (1) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 8lb |
Three-time winner but losing run stretches back to July 2023; no signs of making a return to the winner's enclosure in four starts for this yard; top rider booked but others in better form. |
20/1 |
18/1
Form: 34-070 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 (8) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 63y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Has a modest strike-rate for current yard but is technically unexposed over today's trip; creditable second at Musselburgh (12.5f) in May in sole attempt beyond 1m2f; could go well off bottom weight. |
9/1 |
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5th 13 (6) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Unlike him to miss the break as last time and had been running well from 1m1f to 1m4f; the concerns are that he does look high enough in the weights and this is tougher than usual. |
14/1 |
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8th 2 (11) |
10th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 68y Class 6 |
10st 1lb |
Returned to winning ways at Musselburgh (1m1f, good; from 4lb lower) in April and runner-up twice since, stamina seemingly overstretched behind the thriving Alpine Sierra at Musselburgh (12.5f) latest; enters calculations back over a more suitable 8.5f. |
3/1 |
11/2
Form: 210507 C
Last run: 55 days
W: 9st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (8) |
13th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
9st 6lb |
Wonderfully durable handicapper with 11 wins to his name, the latest being on his favoured soft ground at Roscommon in September; returned to form at that track two starts back, where he handled good ground, and fine run at Limerick (yielding) last month when narrowly beaten by an in-form 3yo; easier ground would be ideal, but still the one to beat. |
7/4 |
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2nd 8 (5) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Confirmed a liking for the Roscommon track with last month's second; last September, that venue was the scene of the most recent of his 11 career wins; retains ability. |
6/1 |
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2nd 8 (15) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 10lb |
Veteran loves it here; has won eleven times, including three over C&D, most recently off this mark last September; poor both runs this season, however, and not well drawn here. |
22/1 |
7/1
Form: 790030 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 5 (14) |
16th Mar 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Winner of this race for Johnny Murtagh, third of 19 last season when trained by George Boughey; generally disappointing since and the most recent of his five wins was for Murtagh in a 7f conditions race at Tipperary in April 2022; change of stable for 2025 campaign. |
8/1 |
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6th 2 (7) |
28th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 0f 37y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Well handicapped on his third on heavy ground at the Curragh (1m) in March but he's been generally disappointing since and was only tenth of 14 at Doncaster two weeks ago; new headgear is now tried but his last win was in 2022 and others are more convincing. |
7/1 |
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10th 4 (15) |
14th Sep 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Finished third in this race in 2021 and filled the same position at Ascot last time; not guaranteed to repeat the form, having been inconsistent this year, and his long losing run is another negative. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 5421 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (8) |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Contrasting performances this term for new yard, winning at Redcar then failing to beat a rival at Newmarket; chance of rebound partly depends on the effects of first-time headgear. |
7/1 |
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13th 1 (15) |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Campaigned in Qatar and France in 2025; went off joint-favourite on return to Britain and won nine-runner race at Redcar (1m, good to firm) 12 days ago, digging deep; only 2lb higher and should be in the thick of things again. |
5/1 |
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1st 3 (6) |
20th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 219y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Failed to shine in France last summer on his last two starts; however, he has potential off this mark if tapping back into the promise shown in Britain in 2024 at the start of his career; the betting could be informative on his first run for Hamad Al Jehani (remains in same ownership). |
5/2 |
40/1
Form: 3287-0 D
Last run: 271 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (2) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 75y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Not the force of old but gained his fifth success, at Kempton (1m, AW) in May; beaten 4l at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) last month in an 18-runner contest but this smaller field should play to his strengths (all five wins have been in races with less than ten runners). |
5/1 |
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9th 7 (5) |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 213y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Has a better strike-rate on AW than on turf but went close in most recent attempt in this sphere; scored at Kempton (1m) last time; may well remain competitive. |
9/2 |
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1st 3 (8) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Triple AW winner who showed signs of a revival at Wolverhampton in March and he went close back on turf at Nottingham (8.3f, good) last month; 2lb higher here but he was a well-backed favourite last time and he remains very well treated on old form; big player. |
6/4 |
Non-runners
Rhoscolyn, Whiskey Pete
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £86.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £63.33 |
| Tricast | £425.34 |
| Trifecta | £615.10 |